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Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, May 30

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192

← May 16May 30Jun 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

218 head

▼ 478 vs last sale 696▼ 21 vs year ago 239 · −8.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

69 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 42▲ 12 vs year ago 57 · +21.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

91 head

▲ 60 vs last sale 31▲ 73 vs year ago 18 · +405.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and heifers 6.00-10.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 8.00-12.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $403.73/cwt on 12 head, up $14.21 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 23 of 25 comparable sales and sits +34.04 against this barn's trailing median of $369.70.

Average price

$403.73

▲ 14.21 vs prior sale

12 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,122

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$58.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.51

vs KY average

−3.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	520	408.62	2,123	11thin
Medium and Large 2-3	590	350.00	2,065	1thin

One grade step is worth $58.62/cwt here — about $58 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale12 hd

403.73

—

KY average18 barns · 857 hd

413.25

−9.51

National average128 barns · 4,974 hd

407.44

−3.71

This barn, trailing median25 sales

369.70

+34.04

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $415.11, low $312.72, median $369.70 across 25 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,588	209.03	3,318	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,661	190.37	3,162	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,291	182.31	2,353	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,002	159.06	1,593	18

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$3,080	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,126	$2,840	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,322	$2,810	35
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,046	$2,500	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,178	$2,471	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,098	$2,381	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,127	$2,248	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,010	$1,708	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	880	$3,075	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	930	$2,875	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	945	$2,425	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,460	$3,525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,420	$3,910	21

Every lot

81 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) - Campbellsville, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	220	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,144	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	260	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,573	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	340	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,921	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	385	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,252	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,180	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,991	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	495	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,190	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,498	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	456.42/cwt	455.00–457.50	2,387	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	453.21/cwt	445.00–461.00	2,561	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,521	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	619	445.17/cwt	442.00–450.00	2,756	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	665	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,906	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	785	318.99/cwt	317.00–321.00	2,504	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	825	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,624	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	965	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,847	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,028	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	3,135	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,320	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	278	528.32/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,469	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,344	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	322	479.07/cwt	475.00–482.50	1,543	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	465.93/cwt	460.00–472.50	1,715	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	368	367.50/cwt	350.00–382.50	1,352	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	380	507.40/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,928	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	408	480.91/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,962	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	391.15/cwt	382.50–400.00	1,643	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	442.75/cwt	432.50–460.00	1,913	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,829	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	441.46/cwt	435.00–447.00	2,110	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	508	422.59/cwt	405.00–432.00	2,147	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	388.89/cwt	386.00–395.00	2,061	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,109	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,065	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,148	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	328.51/cwt	327.00–330.00	2,211	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	858	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,574	3
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,419	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	265	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,590	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,349	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	322	586.69/cwt	557.50–615.00	1,889	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	1,871	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	377	559.85/cwt	540.00–575.00	2,111	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,015	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	420	520.77/cwt	510.00–537.50	2,187	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	427	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,943	2
Bulls	400–450	Small 1-2	431	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,664	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	480.88/cwt	467.50–495.00	2,226	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	473	435.65/cwt	420.00–452.50	2,061	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	470.01/cwt	467.50–477.50	2,406	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	427.02/cwt	417.00–447.00	2,263	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	2,536	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	576	414.57/cwt	400.00–431.00	2,388	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,564	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,294	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	882	284.16/cwt	280.00–287.50	2,506	3
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	995	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,239	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,265	200.05/cwt	199.00–201.00	2,531	2
Bulls	—	—	1,910	218.01/cwt	213.00–224.00	4,164	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	825	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	891	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	893	145.95/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,303	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	156.67/cwt	150.00–167.00	1,567	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,084	179.28/cwt	168.00–187.00	1,943	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	166.61/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,094	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	186.12/cwt	173.00–203.00	2,407	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,315	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,661	190.37/cwt	181.00–206.00	3,162	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,460	3,525.00/head	3,525.00–3,525.00	3,525	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	1,707.92/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,708	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,046	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,098	2,380.52/head	2,300.00–2,475.00	2,381	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,126	2,839.55/head	2,675.00–2,925.00	2,840	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,127	2,248.42/head	1,875.00–2,500.00	2,248	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,178	2,471.34/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,471	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,322	2,809.68/head	2,250.00–3,200.00	2,810	35
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	3,079.95/head	2,700.00–3,300.00	3,080	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	3,075.00/head	3,075.00–3,075.00	3,075	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,430	3,935.97/head	3,500.00–4,575.00	3,936	20
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	213.96/cwt	213.00–215.00	2,707	2

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) - Campbellsville, KY

Sat May 30, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 218Last week 696Year ago 239

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 42Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 91Last week 31Year ago 18

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and heifers 6.00-10.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 8.00-12.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	480.00	480.00
3	300–350	322	475.00–482.50	479.07
3	350–400	368	460.00–472.50	465.93
8	400–450	432	432.50–460.00	442.75
12	450–500	478	435.00–447.00	441.46
3	500–550	530	386.00–395.00	388.89
1	550–600	570	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	630	341.00	341.00
2	650–700	673	327.00–330.00	328.51
3	850–900	858	300.00	300.00
1	1050–1100	1,075	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	660.00	660.00
3	250–300	278	520.00–540.00	528.32
4	350–400	380	500.00–515.00	507.40
11	400–450	408	475.00–490.00	480.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	350.00–382.50	367.50
2	400–450	420	382.50–400.00	391.15
1	450–500	475	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	590	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	508	405.00–432.00	422.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	465.00	465.00
1	350–400	365	512.50	512.50
1	400–450	405	497.50	497.50
2	450–500	463	467.50–495.00	480.88
5	500–550	512	467.50–477.50	470.01
2	550–600	555	457.00	457.00
1	600–650	645	397.50	397.50
3	850–900	882	280.00–287.50	284.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	600.00	600.00
5	300–350	322	557.50–615.00	586.69
6	350–400	377	540.00–575.00	559.85
8	400–450	420	510.00–537.50	520.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	431	386.00	386.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	427	455.00	455.00
2	450–500	473	420.00–452.50	435.65
8	500–550	530	417.00–447.00	427.02
4	550–600	576	400.00–431.00	414.57
1	650–700	665	345.00	345.00
1	950–1000	995	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	520.00	520.00
3	450–500	495	442.50	442.50
7	500–550	523	455.00–457.50	456.42
2	550–600	565	445.00–461.00	453.21
1	950–1000	965	295.00	295.00
3	1000–1050	1,028	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	605.00	605.00
1	300–350	340	565.00	565.00
1	350–400	385	585.00	585.00
1	400–450	400	545.00	545.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	452.50	452.50
1	550–600	585	431.00	431.00
2	750–800	785	317.00–321.00	318.99
1	800–850	825	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	485.00	485.00
5	600–650	619	442.00–450.00	445.17
1	650–700	665	437.00	437.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,046	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	35	—	1,322	2,250.00–3,200.00	2,809.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,178	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,471.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,127	1,875.00–2,500.00	2,248.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,340	2,700.00–3,300.00	3,079.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,098	2,300.00–2,475.00	2,380.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,010	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,707.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,126	2,675.00–2,925.00	2,839.55

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	3,075.00	3,075.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	2,425.00	2,425.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	2,875.00	2,875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,430	3,500.00–4,575.00	3,935.97

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,460	3,525.00	3,525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,265	213.00–215.00	213.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,257	164.00–168.00	166.61
1	—	1,315	100.00	100.00
34	—	1,293	173.00–203.00	186.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	108.00	108.00
2	—	893	145.00–147.00	145.95
5	—	1,084	168.00–187.00	179.28
10	—	1,000	150.00–167.00	156.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,661	181.00–206.00	190.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,910	213.00–224.00	218.01
2	—	1,265	199.00–201.00	200.05

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.